Kerala assembly election, Mar 1987
The 9th Kerala legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
140
71 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
38 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,254
34 women, 8 elected
Turnout
79.91%
1.27 cr of 1.6 cr
The house
140 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM38
- INC33
- CPI16
- MUL15
- IND14
- JNP7
- ICSSCS6
- KEC5
- RSP5
- Others1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Kerala assembly election (1982)
IND
-19
INC
+13
CPM
+12
CPI
+3
JNP
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 38 | +12 | 70 | 45.3% | 29,12,999 | 22.86% | +4.05 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 33 | +13 | 76 | 44.8% | 31,64,409 | 24.83% | +12.93 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 16 | +3 | 25 | 46.0% | 10,29,409 | 8.08% | -0.34 | 0 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 15 | +1 | 23 | 48.5% | 9,85,011 | 7.73% | +1.56 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 14 | -19 | 896 | 2.6% | 21,56,671 | 16.92% | -7.71 | 849 |
| JNPJanata Party | 7 | +3 | 12 | 44.7% | 4,82,408 | 3.79% | -0.25 | 0 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 6 | — | 14 | 41.7% | 5,11,777 | 4.02% | — | 0 |
| KECKerala Congress | 5 | -1 | 14 | 36.8% | 4,51,159 | 3.54% | -2.32 | 2 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 5 | +1 | 6 | 47.9% | 2,64,401 | 2.08% | -0.68 | 0 |
| LKDLok Dal | 1 | — | 2 | 42.7% | 78,389 | 0.61% | — | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6.7% | 7,08,261 | 5.56% | +2.80 | 113 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Kerala at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Mar 1987
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANUR | Kerala | MULE. AHAMED | CPMK. BAPPU | 35,78546.57% |
| KUTTIPPURAM | Kerala | MULKORAMBAVIL AHAMED HAJI | CPMCHOORAPPILAKKAL ALAVIKUTTY | 30,56743.34% |
| MALAPPURAM | Kerala | MULP.K. KUNHALIKUTTY | ICSSCSN. ABOOBACKER | 29,94338.83% |
| MANJERI | Kerala | MULISHAQUE KURRIKKAL | LKDG. KUNJUKRISHAN PILLAI | 32,68436.76% |
| TIRURANGADI | Kerala | MULKUNHALIKUTTY KEYI, C. P. | CPIE.P. MUHAMMEDALI | 25,84832.19% |
| KOVALAM | Kerala | LKDA. NEELALOHITHA DASAN NADAR | INCN. SAKTHAN NADAR | 21,89923.09% |
| NEMOM | Kerala | CPMV. J. THANKAPPAN | INDV. S. MAHESWARAN PILLAI | 20,75521.78% |
| KALPETTA | Kerala | JNPM.P. VEERENDRA KUMAR | MULC. MAMMUTTY | 17,95819.89% |
| CHENGANNUR | Kerala | ICSSCSMAMMEN IYPE | INDR. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR | 15,70319.59% |
| VARKALA | Kerala | CPMVARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | INDN. SREENIVASAN | 14,46019.25% |
Closest results of Mar 1987
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOSDRUG | Kerala | INCN. MANOHARAN MASTER | CPIPALLIPRAM BALAN | 590.06% |
| AMBALAPUZHA | Kerala | INCV. DINAKARAN | CPMG. SUDHAKARAN | 1240.14% |
| KUNNAMANGALAM | Kerala | CPMC.P. BALAN VYDIAR | MULK.P. RAMAN | 2930.34% |
| PERINGALAM | Kerala | JNPP. R. KURUP | MULE. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER | 3560.39% |
| VAIKOM | Kerala | CPIP. K. RAGHAVAN | INCP. K. GOPI | 3760.40% |
| VADAKKEKARA | Kerala | CPMS. SARMA | INCM. I. SHANAVAS | 4020.43% |
| KUNNAMKULAM | Kerala | CPMK.P. ARAVINDAKSHAN | INCV. BALARAM | 4090.44% |
| NADAPURAM | Kerala | CPISATHYAN MOKERI | INCN.P. MOIDEEN | 1,2571.28% |
| POONJAR | Kerala | JNPN. M. JOSEPH | KECP. C. GEORGE | 1,0761.35% |
| ALATHUR | Kerala | CPMC. K. RAJENDRAN | INDC.S. RAMACHANDRAN MASTER | 1,2111.36% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Kerala assembly election, Mar 1987?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 38 of 140 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, Mar 1987?
Turnout was 79.91% — 1.27 cr of 1.6 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Kerala assembly election, Mar 1987?
1,254 candidates contested 140 seats.
